Gov. Little Vetoes Bill to Make Ballot Initiatives More Difficult Thanks in no small part to the feedback from IEA members and others concerned with protecting the voice of the people, a bill that would have made it nearly impossible to get voter-driven initiatives on the ballot has been vetoed by Gov. Brad Little. SB…
House Passes Funding Formula Definitions Bill, Legislation Heads to Senate Next Week While deferring to the expertise of the IEA and other education stakeholder groups and agreeing to slow down the process of rewriting Idaho’s public school funding formula, the House has passed HB 293, which aims to solidify definitions that could be helpful in…
The latest iteration of Public School Funding Formula legislation faces a Senate Education Committee hearing at 2:00 p.m. Monday in the Lincoln Auditorium. SB 1196 is the latest rewrite of legislation aimed at changing how Idaho distributes money to local school districts and charter schools. IEA President Kari Overall will be testifying regarding substantial concerns…
Funding Formula Bill (or Bills) Could be Introduced Monday House Education Committee Chairman Rep. Lance Clow, R-Twin Falls, indicated today that he expects a bill related to the Public School Funding Formula to be introduced in his committee Monday morning. Since the original draft was revealed earlier in the session, legislators and education stakeholders have…
Minimum Starting Salary Bill Passes the House A bill that would set a minimum starting teacher salary of $40,000 beginning in 2020-2021, with an intermediate minimum of $38,500 next year, passed the House by a 61-9 margin. HB 153 is part of Gov. Brad Little’s effort to boost compensation in hopes of mitigating Idaho’s problems…